Follow the Money

John Arrillaga's daughter married Marc Andresseen. That was a good move. I hope they are a happy couple.

I was told by a UCSB Basque friend by the name of Irune, that somewhere there in the Basque country an Uriza Castle could be found. All I found in a quick Google search on Basque castles was two Ustaritz, and one Ustarritz. Oh well.

My late mother was Emma Uriza.

I also found two beautiful paintings of Blondie Uriza.

From Flickr

From The Australian

HOLLYWOOD film studio MGM declared bankruptcy overnight, as billionaire Carl Icahn and Spyglass Entertainment agreed on a deal.


MGM declares bankruptcy, Marc's friend Michael Orvitz helped rescue MGM in the past.

Is Hollywood money moving north to Silicon Valley?

From the Businessweek interview with Marc:

``Andreessen is quick to point out that Silicon Valley is not Hollywood, and tech companies, including VC firms, find it easier to collaborate on one deal and then compete for the next. He says Andreessen Horowitz is sportsmanlike. Then again, when his firm was launched last year, he said it would focus on small deals and the founders wouldn't take board seats. Things haven't worked out that way. Asked what changed, Andreessen gives a long-winded answer. Pause. Grin. "We just can't help ourselves," he says.''